Ancient Olympics

Ancient Olympics
ISBN-10
1403446768
ISBN-13
9781403446763
Category
Olympic games (Ancient)
Pages
36
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Heinemann-Raintree Library
Author
Jackie Gaff

Description

Provides an overview of how the Olympics began in ancient Greece and a look at each day's festivities.

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